On Sunday, May 24, 2015 at 1:06:28 PM UTC-7, Paul M. Cook wrote:
> "Ophelia" > wrote in message
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> >> On Sunday, May 24, 2015 at 3:32:44 AM UTC-7, Ophelia wrote:
> >>> I have noticed several people here mention California. We have had a
> >>> lot
> >>> of
> >>> stuff on tv about the lack of water there. We were shown the huge
> >>> reservoirs with very little water in them. They were showing how people
> >>> with lush grass and full swimming pools were being demonised.
> >>>
> >>> Is anyone here affected? It sounds very frightening!
> >>
> >> While people want to demonize the almond, the water it takes to grow
> >> one is the same as what's used to flush away a wee.
> >
> > I love almonds. I am not sure why anyone would demonise them?
> >
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> When it takes 20 gallons of water to grow one and you are in the middle (or
> beginning) of an epic droiught it makes for an easy target.
>

It takes one gallon of water to grow an almond, but 3.3 gallons of water
to grow a tomato. Almonds sell at a premium compared to tomatoes.